adjective 1. unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist. 2. relating to or containing sexually arousing depictions that are very graphic or explicit: hard-core pornography. Compare . 3. being so without apparent change or remedy; chronic: hard-core inflation; hard-core unemployment. 4. very intense or extreme: hard-core workouts at the gym. 5. Usually, hardcore. noting or relating to the music genre hardcore, or the subculture, clothing style, etc., associated with it: hardcore t-shirts and jeans. 6. noting or relating to video games that can only be mastered with advanced skill and are played in longer sessions, or noting a player of such games: hard-core gaming. Compare (def 8).noun 1. the permanent, dedicated, and completely faithful nucleus of a group or movement, as of a political party. 2. an unyielding or intransigent element in a social or organizational structure, as that part of a group consisting of longtime adherents or those resistant to change. 3. those whose condition seems to be without hope of remedy or change. 4. Usually, hardcore. a form of punk rock or other nonmainstream popular music played in an intense, harsh, and fast style with more emphasis on rhythm than on melody. /ˈhɑːdˌkɔː/noun 1. a style of rock music characterized by short fast numbers with minimal melody and aggressive delivery 2. a type of dance music with a very fast beatnoun 1. the members of a group or movement who form an intransigent nucleus resisting change 2. material, such as broken bricks, stones, etc, used to form a foundation for a road, paving, building, etcadjective 3. (of pornography) describing or depicting sexual acts in explicit detail 4. extremely committed or fanatical: a hard-core Communist

also hard-core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.); from hard + core. Original use seems to be among economists and sociologists. Extension to pornography is attested by 1966. Also the name of a surfacing material.

[hahrd-kuhv-er] /ˈhɑrdˈkʌv ər/ noun 1. a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: Hardcovers are more durable than paperbacks. adjective 2. bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: a hardcover series. 3. noting or pertaining to hardcover books: hardcover sales.

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